If Someone Somehow Added a Lot More Hydrogen and Helium

question 123

Multiple Choice

If someone somehow added a lot more hydrogen and helium to the Sun (say 50% more than it has now) , what would happen to it?

• A)It would cease to exist as a star because it would be too diffuse and fluffy.
• B)It would increase in size and float away.
• C)It would begin to evolve much more quickly than it is now.
• D)It would explode as a supernova.
• E)Its nuclear reactions would slow down because its heavy element abundance would be relatively less.

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